procès d'intention
French edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “trial of intention”. Compare Italian processo alle intenzioni.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
procès d’intention m (plural procès d’intention)
- (philosophy) instance of dismissing a claim by questioning someone's motives; appeal to motive
- act of speculating on someone's intentions and judging them, as if it were a trial for the crime of having said intentions
- faire un procès d’intention à quelqu’un ― to question someone's motives; to impute motives to someone